Houthis claim attacks on refineries, airports and Saudi bases

Oyemen's Houthis rebels claimed six attacks on refineries, airports and military bases in Saudi Arabia tonight.

The attacks made at least one minor wounded in the capital, Riyadh, later confirmed the Civil Defense of the Arab kingdom.

The military spokesman for the Houthis, General Yahya Sari, explained that the actions targeted the Ras Tanura refinery, an installation of Aramco state oil in Abqaiq, King Khalid International Airport (in Riyadh), King Fahd International Airport (in Damnam), Rabigh oil refinery and a military base in Najran.

Sari stated that this last attack resulted in deaths and injuries in the Saudi ranks, information not confirmed by Riyadh.

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which fights the Houthis in Yemen, had previously claimed the overthrow of two ballistic missiles fired by the pro-Iran movement towards Riyadh, where eight explosions were recorded.

Earlier this evening, journalists from the France-Presse (AFP) agency had recorded eight explosions in the Saudi capital, preceded by alert messages sent by the authorities, which indicated an “air threat”.

The Saudi Civil Defense also reported a “potential danger” in Al-Kharj, southeast Riyadh, and in the city of Najran, south of the country.

The group supported by Iran said today, in turn, that a Saudi bombing caused at least 12 deaths in western Yemen.

The Houthi and Saudi forces, who support the Yemeni Government, have exchanged attacks on a daily basis since resuming the conflict in Yemen in July, a country that has returned to war in the Middle East after four years of relative calm.

In Yemen, on Wednesday, Saudi bombings, which hit, among other places, a gas station and a market, made at least 14 deaths in the province of Al-Jawf (northwest) on the border, according to the Houthis.

In turn, they targeted the airport of Aden, a city in the south that houses the temporary seat of the government, expelled from the capital, Sana.

According to the spokesperson of government forces, Majed al-Nuzaili, this is the sixth time the airport has been attacked. It informed the existence of injured civilians and material damage.

The military spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, justified the attack by claiming “the presence of a Saudi military cargo aircraft” “carrying weapons intended to kill the Yemeni people.”.

Saudi Arabia did not comment on these allegations.

The fighting in Yemen made more than 1,600 dead and 275,000 displaced, according to UN data, without any diplomatic solution being seen.